Agnes of Poitou

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Agnes of Poitou was an 11th-century Holy Roman Empress and influential regent for her son, Emperor Henry IV, known for her political role during the early stages of the Investiture Controversy.

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Agnes of Poitou canonical 12

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy Roman Empress ⓘ
Member of the Salian dynasty by marriage ⓘ
Noblewoman ⓘ
Queen consort of Germany ⓘ
Regent ⓘ
associatedWith Investiture Controversy ⓘ
Salian dynasty ⓘ
birthPlace Poitiers ⓘ
birthRegion County of Poitou ⓘ
linked to: Poitou

Duchy of Aquitaine ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 11th century ⓘ
conflictWith German princes opposed to Salian royal authority ⓘ
coronationAsEmpress 1046 ⓘ
coronationAsQueenOfGermany 1043 ⓘ
coronationPlaceAsEmpress Rome ⓘ
countryOfBirth Kingdom of France ⓘ
countryOfDeath Papal States ⓘ
deathDate 14 December 1077 ⓘ
deathPlace Rome ⓘ
endTimeOfRegency c. 1062 ⓘ
eventParticipatedIn Coup of Kaiserswerth (indirectly, as deposed regent) ⓘ
father William III, Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
William V, Count of Poitou ⓘ
givenName Agnes ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
marriageDate 1043 ⓘ
mother Agnes of Burgundy ⓘ
motherOf Adelaide II of Turin ⓘ
Conrad II of Germany (son of Henry III) ⓘ
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Judith of Swabia ⓘ
Matilda of Germany ⓘ
nobleFamily Ducal house of Aquitaine ⓘ
House of Poitiers ⓘ
notableFor political role in the early phase of the Investiture Controversy ⓘ
regency of the Holy Roman Empire during the minority of Henry IV ⓘ
placeOfBurial St. Peter’s Basilica ⓘ
positionHeld Holy Roman Empress consort ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Empress

Queen consort of the Romans ⓘ
Regent of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
regentFor Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
spouseTitle Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of the Romans ⓘ
startTimeOfRegency 1056 ⓘ
successorAsRegent Archbishop Anno II of Cologne (through the Coup of Kaiserswerth) ⓘ
supported Church reform movement ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Salian dynasty → hasMember → Agnes of Poitou ⓘ
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor → mother → Agnes of Poitou ⓘ
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor → regent → Agnes of Poitou ⓘ
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor → spouse → Agnes of Poitou ⓘ
House of Salian → hasMember → Agnes of Poitou ⓘ
Geoffrey II of Anjou → spouse → Agnes of Poitou ⓘ
Queen of Germany → notableTitleHolder → Agnes of Poitou ⓘ
Henry III → spouse → Agnes of Poitou ⓘ
Judith of Swabia → mother → Agnes of Poitou ⓘ
Matilda of Germany → mother → Agnes of Poitou ⓘ
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor → spouse → Agnes of Poitou ⓘ
subject linked to: III
Conrad II of Bavaria → mother → Agnes of Poitou ⓘ